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Hierophant
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Följer säkpol. Skriver ibland, läser mycket.
Follows international security news, writes sometimes, reads a lot.
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⚡️Update: Death toll of Russia's June 24 strike on Dnipro rises to 17.

The Russian attack also injured almost 280 people, including 27 children.
‘Dead and wounded everywhere’ — Russian attack on Dnipro kills at least 17, injures almost 280
Russia launched a deadly missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on June 24, striking civilian infrastructure and a passenger train, local officials reported.
kyivindependent.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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❗️🇸🇪Swedish Assault Craft CB90 in service with the 🇺🇦Ukrainian Navy
April 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Repost & like, if you stand with President Zelensky!
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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🔺Baltic Fleet activity

Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation.

New article 🔽
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdro...
Return to Cold War communications architecture signals Russia's move towards confrontation
Revival of legacy terrestrial C3 links and high levels of warship C3 activity indicate Russia is almost certainly preparing for conflict in the Baltic Sea
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Close-up detail of the first rapid deceleration of VEZHEN recorded after she left Ust-Luga.

Just happens to right over the Hanko branch of C-Lion 1.

If this was the anchor dropping, it might have missed the cable by less than 500 meters (depending on how long time it took to deploy the anchor)
January 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Still nothing on the swedish news channels on this. OTH Sweden's journalists aren't especially good on domestic defense issues, as they then can't just copy foreign articles with a slight rewrite. Maybe if Finland were to report about this so there is something to copy ...
The ships are now moored south of Karlskrona, well within swedish territorial waters.
Swedish Coast Guard KBV 033 is escorting suspected cable saboteur VEZHEN towards probably Karlskrona, Sweden's largest naval base. Both inside swedish territorial waters.

www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/deta...
January 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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”Finland pratar det enda språk som Ryssland respekterar och förstår. Det är maktens språk.”

www.expressen.se/nyheter/sver...
Experten: Sverige handlingsförlamat
Finland talar maktens språk och uppvisar beslutsamhet. Sverige framstår som handlingsförlamat. Den slutsatsen drar professorn Tormod Heier efter ländernas hantering av de misstänkta kabelsabotagen i Ö...
www.expressen.se
December 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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⚡️NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage.

NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier.
NATO to strengthen Baltic Sea military presence following suspected underwater cable sabotage
NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier.
kyivindependent.com
December 30, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Det finns kultur inom FM där lärartjänster som bemU ses som ett nödvändigt ont snarare än en möjlighet.
Med den tillväxt som ska ske är det utmanande nog att utbilda nästa generation utan att det ses negativt.
Det bör anses premierande att gått till skola så vi får de vassaste till lärartjänsterna.
December 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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”Svenska kraftnät har drabbats av omfattande störningar. Hemsidan ligger nere och många anställda kan inte komma in på jobbdatorerna.”

www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...
Störningar på Svenska kraftnät – hemsidan ligger nere
Svenska kraftnät har drabbats av omfattande störningar. Hemsidan ligger nere och många anställda kan inte komma in på jobbdatorerna.
www.svt.se
December 6, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Dec. 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
December 5, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Swedish cargo vessel is burning IVO Bornholm in southern Baltic Sea after an explosion that happened onboard.

No reported injuries, 5 souls onboard.

sverigesradio.se/artikel/bran...
Explosion på svenskt lastfartyg – räddningsinsats utanför Bornholm - Nyheter (Ekot)
Ett svenskt lastfartyg brinner i närheten av Bornholm.Enligt Sjöfartsverket ska det ha inträffat en explosion ombord på fartyget som har fem personer i ...
sverigesradio.se
November 28, 2024 at 10:11 PM
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”the vessel dropped its anchor in SE waters at around 21:00 on 17 Nov. A couple of hours later, the first cable was destroyed.Around 03.00 the next day, after dragging the anchor for over 16 miles along the bottom, the cable between FIN and Germany was disconnected”

www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Nya uppgifter: Släpade ankaret längs botten
Det kinesiska fartyget Yi Peng 3 släpade sitt ankare i 16 mil längs Östersjönsbotten i förra veckan. Det hävdar källor för Wall Street Journal. – Dessa är absurda, ogrundade anklagelser, säger en tale...
www.expressen.se
November 28, 2024 at 11:13 AM
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 28, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 28, 2024 at 7:11 AM
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”…fartyget släppte sitt ankare i svenskt vatten runt 21.00 den 17 november. Ett par timmar efteråt var den första kabeln förstörd.
Runt 03.00 dagen därpå, efter att ha släpat ankaret i över 16 mil längs botten, var kabeln mellan Finland och Tyskland av.”

www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Nya uppgifter: Släpade ankaret
Det kinesiska fartyget Yi Peng 3 släpade sitt ankare i 16 mil längs Östersjönsbotten i förra veckan. Det hävdar källor för Wall Street Journal. – Dessa är absurda, ogrundade anklagelser, säger en tale...
www.expressen.se
November 27, 2024 at 4:13 PM
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”Det sabotagemisstänkta fartyget Yi Peng 3 gjorde tidigare i november mystiska manövrer över tre undervattenskablar mellan Danmark och Sverige, rapporterar danska TV2.”

www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
Uppges rört sig nära fler kablar
Det sabotagemisstänkta fartyget Yi Peng 3 gjorde tidigare i november mystiska manövrer över tre undervattenskablar mellan Danmark och Sverige, rapporterar danska TV2.
www.expressen.se
November 27, 2024 at 7:38 PM
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15-min chart USDRUB.
November 27, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The Russian central bank has suspended the exchange of foreign currency until 2025.

I suspect the free falling ruble made the RU government fairly nervous.
November 27, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Sweden asked a Chinese vessel to return to its waters today while the Nordic country investigates the suspected sabotage of submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea.
Stockholm urges Chinese ship suspected of sabotage to return to Swedish waters
The vessel is currently anchored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
www.politico.eu
November 26, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Yi Peng 3 (CN) is still anchored north of Denmark with state vessels from both DE and DK still surveying the ship.
November 26, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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Evacuating a wounded soldier even amidst enemy strikes just a few meters away.
Place and time unknown.
November 25, 2024 at 3:38 PM